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A Brilliant Holiday Gift Idea for the Health Nut on Your List

Are you stumped on what to get your yoga-loving sis? Or your father-in-law, who recently lost 30 pounds and became a vegetarian? Recently, I stumbled across a really cool gift idea--wish I could take credit for it!--that I wanted to share with you...

**** I love gifts that are less about stuff and more about experiences--like gift certificates to great restaurants, zoo memberships, things like that. And I think the gift of healthy eating is a great concept too. Recently, on a listserve I'm on, someone mentioned that they're getting their sister a few deliveries of organic produce for Christmas--via one of those nifty produce delivery services. Brilliant, I thought.

It's a creative, thoughtful and affordable gift (you can buy one bin of organic fruits and veggies for as little as $20-30 from most services). And, what better way to say I love you than with healthy food? I, personally, would be thrilled if someone did this for me.

Where to find a produce delivery service? Google "organic produce delivery" and the city you have in mind, and several will likely pop up.

In Seattle, check out New Roots Organics (I used this service for two years+ and loved it!).